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Anomalous mounds on the King crater floor
Odd-looking mounds on the floor of King crater (5.0°N, 120.5°E). Image number M115522928LE; incidence angle 75°; image is ~900 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]
Published on 03 May 2011
Wrinkled Planet
Intricate fault patterns enhanced by dawn lighting in Seares crater (Sun is shining from lower right). North is up, image width is 2800 meters, M130681684LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 May 2011
Slumping rim of Darwin C
High incidence angle (83°) accentuates the slumping rim of Darwin C. The parallel fractures along the crater rim are slump blocks pulling away from the rim toward the interior of the crater, which is in shadow (lower right). LROC NAC...
Published on 28 Apr 2011
Another small volcano?
Along the embayed Eddington crater rim is an ~1.5 km dome that may be an ancient volcano with a summit pit crater. LROC NAC M148618400R, image width is 960 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Apr 2011
Forked wrinkle ridge
A wrinkle ridge in Oceanus Procellarum forks into two segments. Similar to many other wrinkle ridges, boulders are clustered on the ridge crest. LROC NAC M148536523L, image width is 720 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Apr 2011
Action Shot
Fresh ejecta blanket of an unnamed 1 km diameter crater. Image number M154813223R, incidence angle 13°, image is 750 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Apr 2011
Slice of Mare
Wedge-shaped asymmetrical ejecta pattern surrounding a ~1 km diameter mare crater. Image M154799629R width is 2 km and north is up, 0.5 m/pixel scale [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Apr 2011
Lava Flows Exposed in Bessel Crater
Spectacular example of layering exposed in the wall of Bessel crater (21.8°N, 17.9°E). Image number M135073175R, incidence angle 13°, image is 500 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Apr 2011
How did I form?
Small fresh crater in Palitzsch B, with a shape and ejecta pattern typical of an oblique impact. North is up, image width is 500 m, LROC NAC M154785423R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Apr 2011
Brisbane Z's Australean wrinkle ridge
A beautiful wrinkle ridge within Brisbane Z crater in Mare Australe. Image width is 500 m and illumination is from the left, LROC NAC M134714924L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Apr 2011
Bouldery crater near Mare Australe
Low Sun image of a fresh crater in the lunar highlands. Boulders are scattered within and around the 550 m crater. Image width is 950m, LROC NAC M150062296R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Apr 2011
Bright ridge near Mons Hansteen
Portion of wrinkle ridge extending from Mons Hansteen to the northeast. Illumination is from left, incidence angle is 26°, image width is 550 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Apr 2011
Crater rim of Flamsteed P
Boundary of buried crater rim and mare basalt at Flamsteed P crater. Illumination is from right, incidence angle is 60°, image width is 500m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Apr 2011
Fresh crater on Oceanus Procellarum
Fresh and degraded craters in Oceanus Procellarum, near the crater Flamsteed P. Illumination is from left side of the image, incidence angle is 78°, width is 1400 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Apr 2011
Impact melt on Klute W wall
Impact melt deposits on interior wall of Klute W crater. Image is 900 meters wide, LROC NAC M143201144RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Apr 2011
Post-impact modification of Klute W
Fractured and slumping rim of Klute W crater. Image is 900 meters wide, LROC NAC M143201144RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 31 Mar 2011
Boulder clusters on a ridge crest
Boulders ~1 - 6 m in diameter cluster on a wrinkle ridge crest in Oceanus Procellarum. Image is 600 m across, LROC NAC M148536582R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Mar 2011
Scouring secondary ejecta
Ejecta scours deep grooves into the walls and rim of an unnamed crater, located northwest of Henry Frères crater. Image width is 600 m, illumination is from the left, LROC NAC M148563335L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Mar 2011
Small crater in Oceanus Procellarum
This unnamed 740 m diameter crater has bouldery walls and is morphologically similar to many <1 km diameter craters in the mare. Image width is 847 m, LROC NAC M127328861L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Mar 2011
The Moon as seen by MESSENGER!
Image of Earth's moon taken by MESSENGER's Wide Angle Camera [NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington].
Published on 18 Mar 2011